The Master said, 'The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.'
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- Attributed to
- Analects 14.29 – tr. James Legge (1861)
- Source
- Analects 14.29 – tr. James Legge (1861)
- Culture / tradition
- Confucianism
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